Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Narrow passes cut out of mountains surround the medieval capital of Japan.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.

This stimulating sex toy museum is sure to arouse the interest of its visitors.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Bouncing, delightful, mechanical art at the MIT Museum.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

An anonymous art project beneath Longfellow Bridge where hundreds of trophies line the steel support beams.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.